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Monitor: Syria rebels rain rockets on Shi’ite villages
Middle East
July 21, 2015
Monitor: Syria rebels rain rockets on Shi’ite villages
Syrian rebels, including Al-Qaeda-affiliated fighters, have fired hundreds of rockets and mortar shells on two besieged Shi'ite-majority villages in the…
US air strike kills Islamic State leader in Afghanistan
World
July 12, 2015
US air strike kills Islamic State leader in Afghanistan
The top Islamic State commander in Afghanistan has been killed by a US air strike in the country's east, officials…
Zawahiri’s lawyers say evidence in terrorist cell trial had been tampered with
Egypt
June 24, 2015
Zawahiri’s lawyers say evidence in terrorist cell trial had been tampered with
Lawyers representing Mohamed al-Zawahiri, the brother of al-Qaeda’s top leader, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, told the Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday that the material…
Conflict-scarred Mali on cusp of peace deal
World
June 20, 2015
Conflict-scarred Mali on cusp of peace deal
Mali's Tuareg-led rebel alliance prepared Saturday to sign a landmark deal to end years of unrest in a nation riven…
Yemeni Al-Qaeda chief killed in US bombing
Middle East
June 16, 2015
Yemeni Al-Qaeda chief killed in US bombing
Al-Qaeda in Yemen said its leader, Nasser al-Wuhayshi, was killed in a US bombing, in major blow by the United…
Libya: ‘Uncatchable’ veteran militant killed in US strike
Middle East
June 15, 2015
Libya: ‘Uncatchable’ veteran militant killed in US strike
A veteran Islamist militant blamed for a deadly attack on an Algerian gas field and who ran smuggling routes across…
Idlib gains bring Syrian rebels closer to Assad’s coastal homeland
Middle East
June 7, 2015
Idlib gains bring Syrian rebels closer to Assad’s coastal homeland
Sunni Islamist groups have overrun Syrian army outposts and villages in the Idlib province, closing on coastal strongholds of President…
Islamic State faces battle in Iraq, bombs in Syria
Middle East
May 25, 2015
Islamic State faces battle in Iraq, bombs in Syria
Islamic State poured more fighters into Ramadi as security forces and Shi'ite paramilitaries prepared to retake the Iraqi city that…
Bangladesh police urge ban on Islamist group after killings
World
May 19, 2015
Bangladesh police urge ban on Islamist group after killings
Bangladesh police said Tuesday they have asked the government to ban an Islamist militant group they suspect of involvement in…
Djibouti president warns of Yemen’s risks to region
World
May 9, 2015
Djibouti president warns of Yemen’s risks to region
Djibouti's president has warned Yemen's civil war and a resurgent Al-Qaeda pose a threat to the Middle East, but pledged…